chamberlain
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cham·ber·lain /ˈtʃeɪmbəlɪn $ -bər-/ noun [countable] PGOHIGH POSITION OR RANKan important official who managed the house of a king or queen in the past 〔旧时国王或女王的〕宫廷内侍
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chamberlain• A chamberlain showed them to their seats just beneath the high table, which was dominated by a pearl-encrusted silver salt cellar.• The King and his Cardinal were preparing to leave and the courtyards were full of sumpter ponies, officials and chamberlains.• Both chamberlain and clerk accepted it without question when they were dismissed from attendance.• Pelham was elected chamberlain of Hull 30 September 1630 and sheriff of Hull in 1636, becoming alderman in 1641.• He was himself master forester of Rossendale, and Pilkington was his chamberlain.• Polydore Vergil later claimed that Edward's chamberlain lord Hastings raised a force for the king in Lancashire.• She saw the prince's chamberlain lean out and speak to his waiting page.• Bernard the chamberlain held his high office for only a few months, in 829-30.Origin chamberlain (1100-1200) Old French chamberlayn, from Old Saxon kamera, from Latin camera; → CHAMBERcham·ber·lain nounChineseSyllable
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chamberlain
cham‧ber‧lain /ˈtʃeɪmbələn, ˈtʃeɪmbəlɪn $ -bər-/
noun [countable]
cham‧ber‧lain /ˈtʃeɪmbələn, ˈtʃeɪmbəlɪn $ -bər-/
noun [countable] Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old French
Origin: chamberlayn, from Old Saxon kamera, from Latin camera; ⇨ chamber
an important official who managed the house of a king or queen in the past
Language: Old French
Origin: chamberlayn, from Old Saxon kamera, from Latin camera; ⇨ chamber
Chamberlain
Chamberlain, Nev‧ille /ˈnevəl, ˈnevɪl/
(1869–1940) a British politician in the Conservative Party who was elected Prime Minister in 1937. He was generally criticized for his policy of appeasement towards Hitler’s Germany (=agreeing to their demands) and for British military failures at the beginning of World War II. As a result he was replaced as Prime Minister by Winston Churchill in 1940. People in the UK remember him for using the phrase ‘Peace in our time’, and for announcing on the radio that the UK was at war with Germany. ⇨ Munich Agreement
Chamberlain, Wilt
(1936–99) a US basketball player, known as Wilt the Stilt because of his height (2.16 metres). He set several records for the number of points he won.
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(1869–1940) a British politician in the Conservative Party who was elected Prime Minister in 1937. He was generally criticized for his policy of appeasement towards Hitler’s Germany (=agreeing to their demands) and for British military failures at the beginning of World War II. As a result he was replaced as Prime Minister by Winston Churchill in 1940. People in the UK remember him for using the phrase ‘Peace in our time’, and for announcing on the radio that the UK was at war with Germany. ⇨ Munich Agreement
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(1936–99) a US basketball player, known as Wilt the Stilt because of his height (2.16 metres). He set several records for the number of points he won.